Lord Harland.

Chapter 223 New Territory Division

Years of orc wars have caused almost every family in the frontier area to wear mourning, and everyone bleeds.

After the pioneering war ended a hundred years ago, the population growth in northern Xinjiang was also very slow.In order to defend against the orcs, the Kingdom of Grant will promote new nobles every three years to support the military nobles.Then rely on the slave market trade and continuously transport slaves to the front line of northern Xinjiang in order to withstand long-term blood loss.

After repelling the orcs, the Kingdom of Grant began to reward and punish them again.

King Roger personally signed the edict to punish incompetent officials and promote some officers to hereditary nobles.

This time the orcs invaded, King Roger rewarded one viscount and six baronies.

The strength of the reward was slightly greater than in the previous wars.

But the nobles in northern Xinjiang also had four baron families who gave up their hereditary territories and fell to professional families.In fact, there is only one viscount and two barons in the added noble territory.

In fact, after each orc invasion war ended, a few territories were added to the northern border of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. The expansion of the Grant Kingdom was very slow.

In recent years, the territories of the three families of Harland, Martins, and Jonathan have expanded slightly more.

In this year's war, the Harland family has gained the most.

After the war ended, Richard had accumulated enough military exploits and was awarded the second Viscounty.

Li Cha received the meritorious deeds of the officers and soldiers, and as a price, he was rewarded with a bounty of more than 3 gold coins.

Because he didn't have that much cash, Richard could only issue some paper bonds, which could be exchanged for various materials produced in the territory.

Li Cha has a high prestige among the officers and soldiers, which is why the officers and soldiers believe that the piece of paper he gave is worth a lot of money.

After receiving the paper bonds, the officers and soldiers immediately exchanged them for various supplies.It seems that neither the soldiers nor the officers have much trust in this kind of paper bond, as if they hated it, and immediately spent it all.

In fact, the paper bond issued by Richard is actually a specific paper currency, which has violated the grant royal family's minting rights.

It's just that the number of paper bonds he issued is relatively small, the duration is relatively short, and there is almost no circulation, which can be regarded as a sideline.If the royal family knows that he is issuing currency, I am afraid they will come to trouble him.

The reason why Richard took the risk to issue paper bonds was actually for the purpose of issuing banknotes in the future.

If you want the people to accept banknotes, you must prepare in advance, and the issuance of paper bonds is a rehearsal.

Slowly go through several rehearsals to let the soldiers know that paper can also be exchanged for various supplies. When banknotes can be issued, the voice of opposition will be less.

When distributing military pay to soldiers, paper currency bonds can be used.

In this way, the territory can save a lot of gold coins, which can be used to import various materials, and the development speed will be faster.

After the award was completed, the demarcation of the new territory had already begun. According to the gossip that William had heard, the Kingdom of Grant hoped to assign more than 6000 square kilometers of land in the east of the Harland territory to the Harland family.

In this way, Graveson Castle is located behind Harland's territory, which is relatively safer.

But the next time the orcs invade, Harland's territory will take on more important responsibilities.

Although the territory of [-] square kilometers is large, the land is not fertile, and it is basically mountainous terrain.If the fief is chosen here, the Harland family will take on the task of defending the two mountain passages, and the pressure will become very heavy.

Not only did the new territory not bring development to the Harland family, but it would become a big burden.

Now the Harland family is already the highest-ranking nobleman in Gerda Province. They have a large number of voting rights in the noble council, and they already have the ability to bargain with the royal capital.

According to Li Cha's opinion, try to expand the family territory to the north, and it is best to take down the swamp basin where the necromancer hides.

Not only is there a half-built Mage Tower in that swamp basin, the basin is developed, and 10,000 hectares of paddy fields can be reclaimed to support [-]+ people.

This basin of hundreds of square kilometers will become the foundation of the Harland family's hegemony.

At that time, with this basin as the center, it will occupy a large area of ​​land in the south and middle of the Eagle Mountain Range, which will be enough to develop a powerful mountain duchy.

Richard's opinion was approved by William, and now in the Harland family, Richard's prestige has surpassed that of William, and he has become the real head of the Harland family.

Although William is the father, he still has to follow Richard's baton at this time.

William kept looking for relationships to intercede. For the division of the new territory, he even took a long vacation and went to the royal capital to state his interests at the noble council.

"Mister members of parliament, before talking about the division of the Harland family's territory, I would like to talk about my old chief, Earl Martins.

Although Earl Martins has died in battle, he is worthy of his status as a famous general.I have followed him for more than ten years and understand his ability. In the Northern Army, we have fought many victorious wars, even brilliant wars.

According to what I know, Earl Martins is the most capable commander after the formation of the Northern Army, followed by the unlucky Zachary.Of course, I won't talk about Zachary's matter when it involves the political turmoil in the capital.

Why did the County of Martins fall?It was the royal capital that put an overwhelming burden on him, and hoped that the Earl of Martins would become a shield for the province of Gascoigne and the northern part of the Duke of Edward.

The Martins family has a relatively shallow background and cannot take on this important task at all. As everyone has seen, in just six years, the Martins family gave up inheriting the territory, and we, a big nobleman in the Grant Kingdom, became a laughing stock.

Do we, as hereditary nobles, have any glory on our faces?As a member of the nobles who divided the territory of Earl Martins, do you have any responsibility?
When you divide your territory, you always think about how to get rid of the burden?Regardless of whether we can afford it?
If the noble council and the royal family must put this heavy burden on the Harland family, I declare here that I will exchange my meritorious service for cultivation potions and give up this viscount territory.

This land may need a more capable family to take responsibility. "

William's speech could be eloquent, and these words surprised the members of the noble council.

The foundation of the Kingdom of Grant is the knighthood of military merit. Once William gives up the entrusted land, this tradition will undoubtedly be destroyed.

Moreover, the Harland family's exchange of [-] great merits for various cultivation resources will also unbalance the cultivation resources of the Grant Kingdom, and there may be a shortage of medicines at that time, which is also a big event for the Grant Kingdom.

Finding that the Harland family had reacted so violently, the high-level members of the noble council immediately negotiated urgently with King Roger.

The speaker of the noble council is the Marquis of Allen.

The chairman of the noble council has always been held by the four eastern marquis in rotation.

The four marquises in the east are close friends of the royal family, and many family members are married to members of the royal family.

Because the relationship with the royal family is that there is me in you and you in me, the Marquis of the East no longer needs to take a political line. No matter which king comes to power, he must use them.

Compared with the duke family in the north, the earl family in the south and the marquis in the east are very obedient and very cooperative with the policies issued by the royal family. In the war in northern Xinjiang, they have always taken the initiative to send people and money to share the responsibility for the Grant Kingdom.

King Roger's wife is the younger sister of the Marquis of Allen.

With this relationship, the Marquis of Allen can replace the Marquis of Vicia and become the new speaker of the noble council.

There is no need to inform King Roger that the Marquis of Allen entered the palace.

As a rare privileged person in the Kingdom of Grant, Marquis Allen came to the palace and said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, there are two things you need to decide now. First, the Harland family is dissatisfied with the new fief. Give up this territory and exchange meritorious service for cultivation medicine.

The second thing is that the Martins family has already written an application to give up inheriting the earl's territory. "

"Abandoning the inheritance of the territory by the great nobles will damage the face of the kingdom, and it will also be a serious blow to our political system. The most critical question now is that the Earl Martins family has no ability to manage the territory?

I don't think so. My brother Charlie was a bit too mean to Martins.My opinion is to immediately allocate a special fund of 30 gold coins from the royal treasury and loan it to the Earl of Martins. The loan will be mortgaged by the earldom's fiscal revenue, and then the Redeemer Legion will be stationed in the Earl of Martins for a long time.Assist the army of the Earl of Martins to maintain the situation.

Tell the Martins family to have confidence in the Kingdom of Grant.Although it may have been difficult in recent years, when the development of the territory is completed and [-] square kilometers of land are in control, the strength of the Martins family will surpass that of the Marquis in the east. "

Marquis Allen continued to ask, "What about the Harland family?"

"We only put burdens on the Harland family and don't give them meat. Of course they are not satisfied. Since the Harland family wants the swampy basin in the north, I will give it to them this time. In addition, Gravesson Castle, including The land of more than 1000 square kilometers nearby can also be sealed to them.

But the Harland family must take responsibility.You told William that if war broke out, Gerda province would definitely send them reinforcements, and they must stick to the two passages.To become the great nobles of the kingdom, they must contribute to the stability of the kingdom. "

"We have placed this heavy burden on the Harland family, can the Harland family bear it?"

King Roger thought for a moment, nodded and said: "I think it is feasible, Richard's fighting skills are not small, not worse than Martins and Zachary.

Compared with the traditional nobles, Richard is also good at management. The Harland family has developed rapidly in the past ten years, and he has the ability to make the Harland family a shield in the northern part of Gerda Province.

If the Harland family guards the two passages in Gerda province, we can also promote Richard to the earl.It is a good thing for the kingdom to have a great nobleman in the northern part of Gerda Province. "

After discussing with King Roger, Marquis Allen handed over the new conditions to William.

William received the new conditions given by King Roger, communicated with Richard, and looked at the fief given by Roger, Richard sighed and said: "It seems that we can't afford this shield."

William smiled and said: "I think it's better to accept it when you see it. Our family has a bad impression on the capital. Many nobles in the capital think that the Harland family is not very obedient. Your character is too rebellious. Not easy to get along with."

"Since my father also approves, I think it's okay. After making a fuss, I finally gave some sweet dates."

After the border was drawn, the territory of the Harland family increased by more than 8000 square kilometers.The total area is [-] square kilometers, which is roughly equivalent to the area of ​​a city in the previous life.

But there are less than 15 people in the nearly [-] square kilometers of land.

A large area of ​​land has not been developed. From a high altitude, Harland's territory is still a virgin forest, and only a few areas are inhabited.

Population is the foundation of a territory, no matter how large a territory is without population, its strength cannot be considered strong.

This year's orc invasion war, Li Cha rescued 2 people.

Richard trusted the people rescued from the orcs relatively, and placed them near Graveson Castle.

Graveson Castle is a military fortress. Because it is close to the front line, there are not many people nearby. Only civilians who chop firewood, log, and hunt will appear nearby.

After the land was sealed to Li Cha, the forest resources were also Li Cha's property. Li Cha set up checkpoints on the main road to prevent freemen and serfs near Heihe Castle from entering Harland's territory.

After the land was assigned to the Harland family, the Graveson Castle garrison withdrew to Black River Fort, and Richard stationed the Fourth Brigade in Graveson Castle.

In order to defend the mountain road north of Gravessen, Richard chose to build a city 35 kilometers north of Gravessen Castle, blocking the front of Gravessen Castle.

The new castle was built on a gentle mountainside, and as long as there was a garrison on the mountainside, the valley could be locked.

Through water transportation, Harland Territory can transport a large amount of materials to Gravessen Castle, and then rely on horse-drawn carts and ox carts to transport them to the vicinity of the new castle.

There are a large area of ​​wild roses near the new castle, which was named the Flower Castle by Richard.

In addition to the flowery castle, Richard is also planning to build a castle near the mage tower in the swamp basin as a forward base for developing the swamp basin.

After the war, Harden Castle also publicly changed its name, because the Redeemer Legion won the battle at Harden Castle, and the castle was named the City of Redemption, but Zachary and other officers and soldiers were not satisfied with the name, and wrote to the noble council A letter of protest was issued and the name was eventually changed to Iron Lion Castle.

Because Zachary fought well in this battle, King Roger promised that he would give Zachary a subsidy of 20000 gold coins to the Redeemer Corps every year.

With this subsidy, the pressure on the hereditary aristocrats who are responsible for establishing the Redeemer Legion will be reduced by one-third.

King Roger also promised to the three Redeemer Legions that as long as they fight well in the war, Nolan will increase investment in the Redeemer Legion. The hereditary nobles completely redeemed their crimes, and the Redeemer Legion will also be reorganized into the Central Legion.

(End of this chapter)